Arfa Mirza

Writer and Senior Editor at Hongkiat.com, Arfa has ten years of experience in advertising and online media where writing has been a constant.

Latest posts

5 Types of Professional Writing Career You Can Start

In today’s modern world, everyone is a writer. You complete homework and college assignments, research papers, lab reports or give post-mortem feedb…

How Creative Bounds Can Bring Out Your Creative Best

Designers may argue that in order to be effective, creativity should be given infinite space rather than be walled around by certain fixed metrics or …

30+ Tumblr Tips Tricks, and Tools

Tumblr is one of the most famous social media platforms and the 511.7 million blogs and billions of posts (2020 stats) will vouch for that. You can cr…

Clever Ways to Procrastinate during the Holiday Season

You know it’s the holiday season when you see brightly decorated markets, special sales at shops, and candles lit in every other window around you. …

Jack of All Trades vs. Master of One: A Designer’s Perspective

Every year, large batches of design students graduate and launch their careers in the market. Some of them land at proper places, which groom them pro…

Business Incubators – The Two Sides of a Coin

Business incubators have become crucial to the entrepreneurial ecosystem of a country. The idea of providing budding startups workplace with basic fac…

16 Modern Words with The Most Uncanny Origins

Do you ever wonder about the origins of some modern words that you read on the Internet or frequently use yourself? I know I do. Now go ahead, call me…

How Kickstarter Has Let its Backers Down

Kickstarter has been one of the most famous crowdfunding platforms from almost a decade, providing support to hundreds of projects that are unable to …

Why You Shouldn’t Trust Success Stories

Success stories have been a regular part of our culture and society since time immemorial. Though the term is relatively new, still I would count ever…

7 Things Clients Say & What They Actually Mean

Knowing another language other than your native tongue always gives you a positive edge. As a professional designer, there is a need to understand the…

How to Survive a Wrong Career Choice

“Stuck in a wrong job?” or “did you take a wrong turn in your career?” are the kinds of ideas most job search websites build their promotional…

How Social Media Evolves and Influences Us [Op-Ed]

From the way we communicate to the way we do business, there is a change catalyzed by social media at every corner. This is the very reason that socia…